Tree trimmer dies after falling onto power line

A 64-year-old tree trimmer died after he fell onto a power line, authorities said.

Marian Malewski, 64, had been working on a tree in the 4400 block of North Kenneth Avenue in the Irving Park neighborhood when he fell, authorities said.

Emergency crews found Malewski, of the 3600 block of North Nottingham, on the ground with serious head trauma and serious burns to his arms and hands, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Michael Fitzpatrick.

Malewski was pronounced dead on the scene about 5:50 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.